Ask Us a Question…And Win!

We’re looking for some fun questions for the McCall’s Quilting staff to answer on our McQ & A page. Generally, these are opinion-type questions, as opposed to questions about specific patterns, etc. Post potential McQ & A questions as comments here, or visit our Facebook page and post there. Anyone whose question is chosen to appear in the magazine will receive a charm pack of fabrics from a famous manufacturer as a thank-you gift! Ask us…we’ll answer!

111 Responses to Ask Us a Question…And Win!

Hi, Shavonna!
Betsy McCall was a long time before McCall’s Quilting began publication. We aren’t affiliated with that McCall’s magazine, but we remember her, too.
-Tricia, Editorial Assistant, McCall’s Quilting

I’m interested in making a scrappy batik quilt in blues, greens, purples. I’m afraid of it being too busy, however. Is there a way to give the eye a place to rest in a busy type of quilt? Are there patterns that would work? I don’t want it to look too chaotic, but I love the scrappy look. (An oxymoron of a dilemma?)

There are such an unlimited aray of color possibilities along with unlimited patterns. Where do you start and how do you stay focused on completing a quilt without starting on another that has caught your imagination?

I love the look of older style quilts and am in the process of making a cathedral window quilt.(cut the background square make the ‘pocket’,turn it out,sew it to the next one, add the window…)Do you have any suggestions for a simple, quicker way of getting the windows look of this style design?